Table 1 Characteristics of the volcanic ash layers in the Lake Van sediments.
From: Volcanic impact on terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems in the Eastern Mediterranean
Ash layer | Age (ka BP) | Max. tephra thickness (cm) |  | Core section | Section depth (m) | Composite depth (mcblf)25 | Lithotypes34 | Varve-years | Mean SR (cm yr−1) | MIS | Source / Event | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
V-18a | 32.7 ± 2.5 | 274.9 | above | 5034/2D/5H/1 | 0.819–0.878 | 14.727–14.786 | Laminated clayey silt (Ll) | 76 | 0.08 | 3 | Nemrut Formation (NF)27 | |
beneath | 5034/2D/6H/1 | 0.683–0.740 | 17.980–18.037 | Faint laminated clayey silt (Lf) | 57 | 0.11 | ||||||
V-20 | ~33.2 | 2.5 | beneath | 5034/2D/6H/2 | 0.067–0.105 | 18.224–18.263 | Laminated clayey silt (Ll) | 103 | 0.04 | |||
V-60 | ~81.5 | 203.0 | above | 5034/2D/12H/2 | 0.316–0.390 | 36.847–36.921 | Laminated clayey silt intercalated with graded beds (LlLg) | 44 | 0.23 | 5a | ||
beneath | 5034/2D/13H/1 | 0.907–0.960 | 39.103–39.156 | 45 | 0.19 | |||||||
V-176 | 220.4 ± 6.9 | 35.0 | above | 5034/2D/37 A/1 | 0.900–1.020 | 106.790–106.910 | Laminated clayey silt to fine ash intercalated with graded beds (LlLg) | 55 | 0.34 | 7d | Nemrut (?)27 | |
beneath | 5034/2D/38 A/1 | 0.125–0.185 | 107.236–107.296 | 67 | 0.15 | |||||||
V-233a | ~321.1 | 4.2 | above | 5034/2D/45 A/1 | 1.175–1.224 | 142.169–142.218 | Faint laminated clayey silt to sand and banded clayey silt intercalated with graded beds (LfLg to LbLg) | 90 | 0.15 | 9d | Nemrut (?)38 | |
beneath | 1.265–1.314 | 142.268–142.317 | 31 | 0.26 | ||||||||
V-237 | ~334.5 | 18.0 | above | 5034/2 F/11 A/1 | 0.000–0.070 | 144.429–144.499 | Laminated clayey silt (Ll) | 129 | 0.06 | 9e | Nemrut (?)38 | |
beneath | 5034/2D/46 A/1 | 0.978–1.050 | 144.607–144.679 | Laminated clayey silt to clayey silt (Ll) | 108 | 0.09 | ||||||
